This week I was fortunate enough to present the Timex Global Trainer in two separate presentations:  The Rocky Mountain Tri Club on March 9th and at the Colorado Endurance Conference on March 13.  I spoke to 150 people at the Tri club and smaller group at the conference.  Both presentations were a hit and a lot of fun!
 
Presenting in front of 150 people can sometimes be a little nerve racking, but when you know your going to talk about something you love, then all is good.   I presented on how to effectively balance work, family and triathlon including a formal presentation on the Timex Global Trainer and Powerbar. 
 
When I first got there, I was greeted by non other than friend and fellow Timex teammate Will Kelsay which immediately gave the evening a good vibe.  It was great to see him working a booth for one of the clubs sponsors.  Soon after some club announcements, I took the stage and spoke for about 40 minutes.  I talked specifically about good decision making, communication, goal setting, including the family in triathlon, etc. in relation to our sport.  I had a lot of audience participation, real world role playing, husband/wife communication scenarios, and some giveaways.  I even had Will come up and act out a part with a friend of mine of how triathlon gets in the way with family commitments.  They had the whole room laughing!
 
I had quite a few slides about the Global Trainer and went toe-to-toe with Garmin and made sure that before I left people knew why the Global Trainer is the better choice.  Not just because of the price and being fully desktop customizable, but also it’s ease of use and that you can see 4 pieces of data at once making it very easy to use. I also reminded them that the Timex name carries a lot of weight with many people in terms of quality. 
 
Finally, I spoke about Powerbar and all the different products that come form the Powerbar line that all people, athletes or non athletes, can benefit from.  I brought plenty of samples with the most popular being the Gel Blasts.  Did you know that a recent study showed that Powerbars C2MAX formulation produced an 8% improvement in athletes cycling times? This is from a presentation on the PowerBar website found here.
 
On the 13th, I spoke at the Colorado Endurance Conference which was an all day event featuring nationally known industry experts, key note speakers, gear-gab, interactive break-out sessions, and even a panel discussion on barefoot running.  I was part of a bike fit seminar in the morning with expert bike fitter Jerry Fuhrman from Bicycle Village and I presented in the afternoon.  People seemed to like my presentation and once again loved the Global Trainer and the Powerbar samples! 
   
  
Train safe and have fun,
 
Tim
 

 
Upon returning from our team camp at the Timex Performance Center in New Jersey, I can’t begin to explain the level of motivation and excitement I got to race this year.  The athletes on our team are nothing short of spectacular.  On top of that, we have a very strong line up of heavyweight sponsors including Orbea, Shimano, Powerbar, PRO, and Sugoi just to name a few.  As many of you read by now, our team camp was a huge hit and the relationship between Timex and the New York Giants will be a partnership in the history books that I am proud to be a part of. 
 
This past weekend I raced on Saturday and Sunday.  The snowshoe race on Saturday was a short 3K course as part of the TUBBS Romp to Stomp out Breast Cancer series held in Frisco, CO.  There were over 2200 people there for the 5K walk but only a fraction did the race.  We started about an hour before the walkers did and got a large cheer as the gun went off.  Armed with my fully equipped Timex Global Trainer, and wearing our new team jersey, I was off and took the lead.  After about 10 minutes, and exactly .82 miles in, I saw I had a good lead and powered to the finish line.  The walkers were all there waiting for the racers to finish and as I came across the line I had the cheers of many, many people which was great to hear! 
 
The next day I did the Lifetime Fitness Indoor Triathlon in Parker, CO (10 min swim/30 min bike/20 min run).  I wore our new team kit and it was super comfortable (even running in bib shorts).  The hardest part of this race is the 20 min treadmill run.  I pushed so hard on that run to get up to 3.67 miles, good enough for the overall win with among 110 people.  I went for a short ride afterwards and called it a day. Full results are HERE.

 
Finally, I just want to say how pleased I am with the Global Trainer.  Timex really nailed it this time with a superb GPS watch that is my new training partner.   Since I got it, I’ve logged about 25 hours of training with it and it does not disapoint.  It never looses a GPS signal.  For all of you who have a Garmin, just give Timex’s Global Trainer a chance and I know you’ll love it.  Besides, it’s cheaper than the Garmin and they both have the exact same GPS technology made by SiRF, the market leader in GPS systems.  It’s always great to see new quality watches from Timex!
 
Thanks for reading and be safe training,
 
Tim

We come home from Timex Camp with all these goodies. We all realize just how fortunate we are that we have all this help, not only from Timex, who makes it all happen, but from other incredible companies like Sugoi, Orbea, Powerbar, Training Peaks, Shimano, and more. Being a girl, I am super excited about our first ever somewhat cosmetic sponsor (no, not Sephora, but fingers crossed for next year) SBR. SBR will keep my hair from turning green. In addition to shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and chlorine-stench-hiding lotion, SBR threw in Trislide. It’s an aerosol form of something that some other little company makes that I have a tendency to rub on my achilles before long sock-less runs, or around my neck before venturing out in a wetsuit.. you know the one I’m talking about.

It’s early in the season, and a giant box has just arrived from K-Swiss. I’m just home from camp, and freshly motivated by all my lean athlete friends with their low-alcohol tolerances to get back into training after an 8-to-10-pound off season (a new personal record!) I am ridiculously excited to try out the K-Onas, because they have the Japanese flag on them and I am obsessed with all things Japanese, and I sit on the edge of my bed and spray-lube my feet. New shoes always need a little breaking in, and I don’t think I’ve owned socks in years, so I make sure to really spray them up good.

The shoes are on the kitchen counter. Boxes and boxes of glorious new running shoes:

The kitchen floor is tile. I tend to walk fast, especially when trying to sneak a run in between taking the kids to school and going to work. I head for the shoes, thinking only about how great the first run in new shoes is, and suddenly, I’m ice skating in Hawaii. And then I’m horizontal. The worst thing about falling alone is that there’s no one there to laugh at me, and words really can’t explain how funny it was when I slid into the fridge like it was home plate. Or how much it hurt.

There is a lesson here, I swear. Keep the Trislide in/near your shoes, and apply only immediately prior to putting those shoes on, people. There is a reason the bottle says CAUTION: EXTREMELY SLIPPERY. Also, don’t walk in front of my fridge, it’s still slippery there. The eight year old went down hard about an hour ago, while sneaking into the fridge for chocolate he wasn’t allowed to have. The good news? No blisters. The stuff works like a charm.

My sister came out this weekend for a little ski weekend in the mountains. Although I always hope for a deep powder day, Steph was treated to great spring skiing with bluebird skies and soft snow. Since I have been out of town the last several weekends my ski legs were a bit lacking and left me a little sore after the weekend.

Especially when it’s 57* and sunny on March 6th and all you can see is blue sky for miles, snow capped mountains and 500 million other cyclists on the road :)

The day started off pretty chill with an hour easy swim at FAC then a little T1 action in the parking lot then off to see if our ‘in between the legs parts’ were capable of riding 5hrs…seriously. After an 1hr20min, we made the usual stop at Clark’s in Hygiene and ran into several familiar faces. Will Kelsay happened to be there which was pretty exciting so we decided to have a little Team Timex group shot. We then continued on for the rest of our amazingly scenic ride while battling the weekend warriors hammering around town. I love Boulder.

This is what Tingle looked like when we got back…

Just kidding…you know it’s a good day when you can swim an hour then ride 5hrs and still have a giant smile on your face :) And yes, Tingle did ride the entire time in those hot shades…can someone get this girl a sunglass sponsor ASAP?!?! Thanks for the ride Lady, you’re my fav.